Dari (درى)

Dari is the the variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan, where it
is one of the two official languages, along with Pashto, and is used
as a lingua franca among the different language communities. Dari
is also used as the medium of instruction in Afghan schools.

About a quarter to a half of the population of Afghanistan
speak Dari as a native language, the majority of whom are Tajiks
Dari is also spoken by Hazaras and Aymāqs. There are also
2.5 million Dari-speaking Afghans in Pakistan. The total number
of Dari speakers is about 12.5 million [source].

Dari is known as دری (Darī),
فارسی دری
(Fārsī-ye Darī) or Afghan Persian.
It is mutually intelligible with Persian (Farsi) of Iran,
though there are some differences in pronunciation and
grammar.

Dari is written with a version of the Perso-Arabic script.

Dari alphabet and pronunciation (الفباى دري)

ح (he) is also known as ی جیمی (ye-jimi), and ﻩ (he) is also known as ی دوچش (ye-docešma)

Transliteration

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are
endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a
spirit of brotherhood.(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)